Robert Mann

Robert Mann (1748-20 September 1813) was an Admiral of the Red of the Royal Navy of Great Britain and the United Kingdom during the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars.

Biography
Robert Mann was born on 1748 in London, England, and Mann was promoted to commander on 24 June 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, commanding HMS Zephyr and later the 32-gun HMS Alarm in New York City in October 1777. Mann captured a Spanish Navy frigate in the Action of 25 February 1781 off Cape Finisterre, and in 1794 he would be promoted to Rear Admiral during the French Revolutionary Wars. Mann made HMS Victory his flagship, fighting at the Battle of Hyeres Islands on 13 July 1795 and taking part in the 1796 defense of Newfoundland from France and Spain. After the disaster at Newfoundland, John Jervis dismissed him, and he never held a command again, although he had promotions until his death in 1813.